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http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2008/07/curious-about-w/ Curious about who this John Edwards character really is, given that he might be in the running for the position of vice president?

Wikipedians Wrestle Over John Edwards Love-Child Rumor | Threat Level from Wired.com

Wikipedia Tries Approval System to Reduce Vandalism on Pages - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog

Wikipedia is considering a basic change to its editing philosophy to cut down on vandalism. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/wikipedia-tries-approval-system-to-reduce-vandalism-on-pages/
http://www.techworld.com.au/article/212258/wikipedia_breeds_unwitting_trust_says_it_professor/

Computerworld - Wikipedia breeds 'unwitting trust' says IT professor

If you are faced with the prospect of having brain surgery who would you rather it be performed by - a surgeon trained at medical school or someone who has read Wikipedia?
IT IS the biggest encyclopedia in history and the most successful example of “user-generated content” on the internet, with over 9m articles in 250 languages contributed by volunteers collaborating online. http://www.economist.com/node/10789354?story_id=10789354

The battle for Wikipedia's soul | Economist.com

The Charms of Wikipedia - The New York Review of Books

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2008/mar/20/the-charms-of-wikipedia/?pagination=false Wikipedia is just an incredible thing.
SOURCE: Wikipedia Students and teachers alike must understand how systems of knowledge creation and archivization are changing. Encyclopedias are no longer static collections of facts and figures; they are living entities.

Wikipedia and the New Curriculum

http://scienceprogress.org/2008/02/wikipedia-and-the-new-curriculum/
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2008/02/the_wisdom_of_the_chaperones.html At both Digg and Wikipedia, small groups of users have outsized authority.

Digg, Wikipedia, and the myth of Web 2.0 democracy. - By Chris Wilson - Slate Magazine

Micro Persuasion: Newsrooms Struggle with Wikipedia Citations

The Clip Report: An eBook on the Future of Media http://www.micropersuasion.com/2008/02/newsrooms-strug.html
http://searchengineland.com/the-right-way-to-fix-inaccurate-wikipedia-articles-11877

The Right Way To Fix Inaccurate Wikipedia Articles

Suppose your company, boss or political candidate discovers that their Wikipedia article is wrong, or has subtle inaccuracies that nonetheless paint them in an unfavorable light? Most people unfamiliar with how Wikipedia works consider only two solutions: edit the article or sit on their hands. Unfortunately, neither approach typically results in the optimal outcome: a factually accurate profile containing trustworthy information.
In the opinions of some Wikipedia members self-published books like Howard Tayler's do not satisfy Wikipedia's notability guideline .

Wikimedia fundraiser highlights webcomic community's frustration with Wikipedia guidelines - Wikinews, the free news source

is not failing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This essay presents arguments to show that the Wikipedia is succeeding in the goal becoming a reputable and reliable encyclopedia .
Note: Unless stated otherwise or directly sourced, the statistics used in this essay were collected in February 2007 and may now be out-of-date.

Wikipedia is failing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wikipedia, the Vice President of the World Book told us, is now recognized by ten percent of Americans.

Making More Wikipedians (Aaron Swartz's Raw Thought)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog: Wikipedia Will Fail in Four Years

* As Wikipedia traffic grows, it becomes a juicier target for marketers seeking to promote themselves (see the analogous problems Digg is experiencing with results gaming as it gains more traffic) * Wikipedians are the only thing stopping those marketers from modifying Wikipedia's open-access pages in ways that might degrade the user experience